The Bradbury Group
The Bradbury Group is a no-holds-barred weekly political podcast from Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury. Unapologetically Left, fiercely independent, and born from the ashes of The Working Group, this is where real political debate lives. Each Tuesday, Bradbury and guests take on the big issues, call out the bad faith, and push back against the spin. Buckle up.
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June 17, 2026 • 65 mins
New Zealand's social fabric is fraying — and tonight, Martyn Bradbury holds power to account.
🎙️ *1-on-1 in 10 with Police Minister Mark Mitchell*
A $1.3 billion Police budget. Organised crime flooding our communities with methamphetamine. And a social carnage that shows no sign of slowing. Martyn Bradbury asks Police Minister Mark Mitchell the question New Zealanders are demanding answers to: has the Government actually go...
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June 9, 2026 • 63 mins
Martyn Bradbury takes on the budget betrayal, 33,000 homeless children, record company liquidations and the global rise of the far right — with two of the Left's sharpest minds and a heavyweight political panel.
🎙️ *1-on-1 in 10 with Qiulae Wong — Leader of TOP (The Opportunities Party)*
After scoring 6% in the latest Roy Morgan Poll, TOP is a genuine political force. Qiulae Wong joins Martyn to lay out TOP's bottom l...
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June 2, 2026 • 63 mins
This week on The Bradbury Group:
🎙️ **1-on-1 in 10 with Green Party co-Leader Marama Davidson**
Marama Davidson joins Martyn Bradbury for a post-budget breakdown — will this Budget ease the cost of living crisis, address wealth inequality, or leave working New Zealanders behind?
🎙️ **Extra 1-on-1 in 10 with Environmental Activist Mike Smith**
Mike Smith joins Martyn to reveal what he uncovered: how New Zealand's seven big...
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It is Budget week, and The Bradbury Group is going straight at the big political fights shaping New Zealand.
Labour Finance Spokesperson Barbara Edmonds joins Martyn Bradbury for a 1 on 1 on the pre-Budget debate, the state of the economy, and why Labour says free market ideology is hurting communities instead of building them up.
Then Hone Harawira joins for a special 1 on 1 on Māori politics, the Māori electorates, and the mess...
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Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer joins us for a 1-on-1 on the 2026 NZ election, Te Tai Tokerau, and who is standing for Te Pati Māori.
Te Ao with Moana host Moana Maniapoto on her explosive interview with Winston Peters — and her reaction to the sacking of Maiki Sherman.
Plus our Political Panel with Matthew Hooton (NZ Herald), Tau Henare (former NZ First & National MP) and Dita De Boni (The Post) on:
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May 5, 2026 • 65 mins
This week on The Bradbury Group, Martin Bradbury is joined by Labour Party candidate Karen Nēpia, columnist Simon Wilson, and political commentator Matthew Hooton for another full-throttle argument about New Zealand politics.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins joins the show to take aim at ACT and New Zealand First’s immigration policies, the growing fuel crisis, and the extraordinary public clash between Christopher Luxon and Wins...
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April 28, 2026 • 62 mins
This week, we dive straight into the big one, the economy. With the cost of living biting hard and global instability adding pressure, we sit down with Finance Minister Nicola Willis to talk debt, spending, and whether her government’s plan is actually working.
We also hear from Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick, who fires back with a very different take on inequality, tax, and what she believes needs to change. From w...
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April 21, 2026 • 62 mins
This week, we’re staring down the ripple effects of a world in chaos and feeling it hit close to home. From Trump’s escalating war with Iran to rising inflation here in New Zealand, the pressure is building and fast.
We unpack what the latest CPI numbers really mean, why economists are getting it wrong, and how global instability is flowing straight into Kiwi wallets. Then it’s onto the TVNZ poll shake-up, what...
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April 14, 2026 • 57 mins
High-energy debate drives this explosive episode of the Bradbury Group, as Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, Dr Paul Buchanan, and the All-Star panel tear into Trump’s Iran war, a looming fuel-driven cost-of-living crisis, and climate chaos hitting Aotearoa. Big personalities clash over leadership, inequality, and resilience, with fiery interviews, sharp satire, and urgent calls for political courage and system...
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April 7, 2026 • 58 mins
Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury is back, as chaos, comedy, and crisis collide on The Bradbury Group.
The All Star panel rips into Trump’s spiraling Iran war, skyrocketing oil fears, and New Zealand’s looming fuel nightmare. From “alarming” global tensions to empty diesel tanks by May, it’s blunt takes, dark laughs, and political punches - everyone agrees: things are getting bad fast, and no one’s rea...
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March 31, 2026 • 59 mins
Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury drives a fiery political debate tackling global conflict, a looming fuel crisis, and controversial fisheries reform. Guests clash over economic risks, government preparedness, and environmental stakes, while Matt Watson blasts fishing laws favouring industry over public interest. Sharp analysis, humour, and urgency power a high-energy episode confronting inequality, leadership, and New Zealand’s uncer...
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March 24, 2026 • 61 mins
On the show this week, Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury is joined by Green co-leader Marama Davidson and Westpac’s Kelly Eckhold as Trump’s "illegal" Iranian war triggers a 1970s-style oil shock. While the Reserve Bank warns of recession, the panel of All Stars slams the Government's "fiscally responsible" relief for ignoring beneficiaries. Plus, Brooke van Velden jumps ship as the "free-market" dream hits a fuel-injected night...
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March 17, 2026 • 62 mins
This week on the Bradbury Group, the usual fiery, unapologetic and relentless political debate, hosted by Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury.
Bomber, Rawiri Waititi and the panel of All Stars rip into Trump’s Iran war, a looming fuel crisis, and a government accused of sleepwalking Kiwis into hardship. Panelists clash over leadership, inequality, and COVID lessons, exposing deep fractures in policy, truth, and power as New Zealand s...
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March 10, 2026 • 56 mins
A Marxist, two NZ Herald columnists, a former Labour leader and a business journalist walk into a bar.
The barman looks up and says:"What do you think this is… The Bradbury Group?"
On this week’s episode:
1-on-1 Interview
Former Labour leader and High Commissioner to the UK Phil Goff joins us to discuss the escalating American war against Iran, what it means geopolitically, and how far the conflict could spread.
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March 3, 2026 • 63 mins
A Labour MP, a Herald columnist, a political commentator, and Matthew Hooton walk into a bar. The barman asks, "what is this?" The Bradbury Group. Tonight's panel features Barbara Edmonds, Labour MP and Finance Spokesperson; Matthew Hooton, political commentator; Simon Wilson, Herald columnist; and Matthew Tukaki, Māori broadcaster and political commentator.
They’ll tackle key issues, including Trump’s escalating war...
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February 24, 2026 • 57 mins
This week, Martyn Bradbury sits down with Labour Party MP Kieran McAnulty for a 1-on-1-in-10 State of the Economy interview.
Then a political panel featuring TOP leader Qiulae Wong, former Labour leader David Cunliffe, and NZ Herald political columnist Matthew Hooton debate the big questions facing New Zealand.
How does arresting the homeless help anyone?
What did Chris Hipkins’ State of the Nation speech really say about a...
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February 17, 2026 • 63 mins
On the podcast this week, Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury is joined by former Auckland Mayor Phil Goff, Salvation Army State of the Nation voices, Matthew Hooton and the wider panel to tear into one of the most combustible weeks in New Zealand politics.
From Winston Peters’ Māori electorates referendum and the looming Treaty Principles fallout for Chris Luxon, to the Government’s gas policy critics brand a scam. Add the Ind...
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February 10, 2026 • 59 mins
New polling suggests New Zealand could be heading for a hung Parliament - and the political fault lines are already cracking open.
Tonight on The Bradbury Group, a heavyweight panel debates the latest polls, the political and infrastructural failures leaving Wellington in crisis, and the government’s new gas levy - including why Matthew Hooton appears to be one of the few voices on the right taking climate change seriously.
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February 3, 2026 • 63 mins
The Bradbury Group is back for 2026! This week, Bomber and his All Star panel tear into the gap between government promises and grim reality, skewering the “growth, growth, growth” mantra as Kiwis face rising debt, unemployment and a cost-of-living squeeze. They debate economic misfires, anti-immigrant politics and NZ First’s surge, migrant worker exploitation, and whether unions are the real fix. Climate denial g...
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December 23, 2025 • 62 mins
🎄 LIVE 8PM TONIGHT — The End of Year Bradbury Group Christmas Special 🎄
It’s been one hell of a first season — and we’re ending it with one hell of a bang.
*Tonight’s powerhouse lineup:*
• John Tamihere – Māori Party President
• Chris Penk – National Party Minister
• Gerry Brownlee – Speaker of the House
• Matthew Hooton – Political Commentator
• Chris Hipkins – Leader ...
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